hypnopompic
[ hip-nuh-pom-pik ]
/ ˌhɪp nəˈpɒm pɪk /
adjective Psychology.
of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
Words nearby hypnopompic
hypnology,
hypnone,
hypnopaedia,
hypnopedia,
hypnophobia,
hypnopompic,
hypnos,
hypnosis,
hypnotherapy,
hypnotic,
hypnotism
Example sentences from the Web for hypnopompic
Nighttime “visitations” may be chalked up to sleep deprivation, to hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations.
The hypnopompic hallucinations described by Myers arise in the same way.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology |C. G. JungThe last dreams of the night or hypnopompic visions generally dramatize our awakening in picturesque, symbolical fashion.
Psychoanalysis |Andr Tridon
British Dictionary definitions for hypnopompic
hypnopompic
/ (ˌhɪpnəʊˈpɒmpɪk) /
adjective
psychol
relating to the state existing between sleep and full waking, characterized by the persistence of dreamlike imagery
See also hypnagogic
Word Origin for hypnopompic
C20: from
hypno- + Greek
pompē a sending forth, escort +
-ic; see
pomp
Medical definitions for hypnopompic
hypnopompic
[ hĭp′nə-pŏm′pĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to the partially conscious state that precedes complete awakening from sleep.